"The current scope of work that was put into Bull Arm in April was a result of months of negotiations and compromise between North Eastern Constructors Limited (NECL), government, the Bull Arm Site Corporation and the various skilled trade unions working at the site," said Mr. Barrett. "As I recall, Mines and Energy Minister Ed Byrne and his opposition colleagues, time and time again criticized government for not doing enough to attract work to Bull Arm. I’m pleased to see that Mr. Byrne has now changed his attitude, as seen in his Friday press release, and believes that our government did a valuable job in attracting this work to the site, and Bull Arm continues to have a great future.

"I’ve been saying from day one that the Bull Arm site is a world class facility with great potential for our province. Our skilled workforce continues to produce quality work and is considered to be among the best in the world. The PC opposition continuously criticized our efforts as a government to attract work to the area, and I now question why Minister Byrne is only recognizing our efforts at this time.

"I am hopeful that Minister Byrne will work as diligently as the previous government to attract work to the site. In Opposition they stated that our promotional activities and efforts were not sufficient. I look forward to hearing what their new ideas will be to attract more activity to the site, and I will be watching on behalf of my constituents to ensure that Bull Arm is not neglected by this administration."